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Walter Thomas Smith 1906 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1906

Birth Location: Tell City, Indiana

Death Date: 15 Jul 1977

Death Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

Father: Thurmond Smith

Mother: Mattie Smith

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gaines

Children(s): Imogine Smith, Ethel Smith, Donald Smith, Sadie Smith

Walter Thomas Smith was born in 1906 in Tell City, Indiana, the child of Thurmond Smith and Mattie Bell Smith. In 1910, Walter Thomas Smith resided in Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA. Walter Thomas Smith married Dorothy Louise Gaines, and had children including Imogine C. Smith, Ethel Lee Smith, Donald R Smith, Sadie Smith. Walter Thomas Smith passed away in 1977 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Thomas Smith was born in 1906 in Tell City, Indiana, the child of Thurmond Smith and Mattie Bell Smith.
  • In 1910, Walter Thomas Smith resided in Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.
  • Walter Thomas Smith married Dorothy Louise Gaines, and had children including Imogine C. Smith, Ethel Lee Smith, Donald R Smith, Sadie Smith.
  • Walter Thomas Smith passed away in 1977 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thurmond Smith
1884 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Mattie Smith
1882 – 1950
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Gaines
1906 – 1987
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Imogine Smith
1925 – 1994
Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
IS
Ethel Smith
1929 – 1997
Birth Location: Evansville, Indiana
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Donald Smith
1935 – 1975
Birth Location: Indiana
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Sadie Smith
Birth Location: –
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Walter Smith's Ancestors

Self
Walter Smith
1906 – 1977
Birth Place: Tell City, Indiana
Parents
Thurmond Smith
1884 –
Kentucky
Mattie (Bell) Smith
1882 – 1950
Arkansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Smith's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Thomas) Smith (27 Apr 1906 – 15 Jul 1977) m. Dorothy (Louise) Gaines (26 Feb 1906 – 16 May 1987)
  1. 1. Imogine (C.) Smith (1 Jun 1925 – 24 Oct 1994) m. Edward (Horton) Bellinger (26 Apr 1923 – 25 Oct 2007)
    1. 1. Karen (Diane) Bellinger (29 Aug 1945 – ) m. Kenneth (Wayne) Morris (20 Oct 1941 – )
      1. 1. Kevin (Wayne) Morris (1965 – )
        1. 1. Chase (Anthony) Morris (11 January 1988 – 26 December 1991)
      2. 2. Trisha (Lynn) Morris (15 Sep 1967 – ) m. Donald (Joseph) Hudson (08 Aug 1964 – ) m. Tim Bates (04/28/1964 – )
        1. 1. Lindsay (Marie) Hudson (29 Jun 1987 – ) m. Benjamin (Stephen) Haynes (5 Aug 1985 – )
        2. 2. Tiffany (Lynn) Hudson (23 Nov 1990 – )
    2. 2. Myrna (Claire) Bellinger (13 Feb 1951 – 3 Jun 2024) m. David (Foster) Stewart (5 Nov 1952 – 21 Oct 2019) m. Weslie (A.) Buckridge m. James Rodocker
      1. 1. Amanda (Clarenda) Stewart (12 Jan 1979 – )
      2. 2. Tracy (Renee) Rodocker (17 Feb 1973 – ) m. Gregory (Eugene) Powell (abt 1970 – ) m. Donald (G.) Hinton
  2. 2. Ethel (Lee) Smith (13 Apr 1929 – 10 Aug 1997)
  3. 3. Donald (R) Smith (3 May 1935 – 15 Dec 1975) m. Mildred Smith
  4. 4. Sadie Smith

Walter Smith's Timeline

11 Records

1906
27 Apr 1906
Birth of Walter Thomas Smith in Tell City, Indiana
Tell City, Indiana
1910
1910
Age 4
Walter Thomas Smith resided here in Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Walter Thomas Smith resided here in Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Walter Thomas Smith was employed in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Walter Thomas Smith resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1931
1931
Age 25
Walter Thomas Smith resided here in Evansville, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Walter Thomas Smith resided here in Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana
Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 34
Walter Thomas Smith was employed in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 34
Walter Thomas Smith resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1977
15 Jul 1977
Age 71
Death of Walter Thomas Smith in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1977
1977
Age 71
Burial of Walter Thomas Smith in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1906
    Event Place: Tell City, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 797
    [2] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 734
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T627_1101; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 82-12
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 311-09-7240; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T625_470; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 1099
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 633; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0048; Image: 1065.0; FHL microfilm: 2340368
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T624_383; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374396
    [8] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T624_383; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374396

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1919
    Event Place: St Nazaire, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 188

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 188

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T625_470; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 1099

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1925
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 797

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 633; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0048; Image: 1065.0; FHL microfilm: 2340368

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T627_1101; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 82-12

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 734
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T627_1101; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 82-12

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Durban, South Africa
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 797

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Monro E Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 188

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1977
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 311-09-7240; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
    [3] Web: Newport News, Virginia, Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1977
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
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